May 8 (Reuters) - Nuvista Energy Ltd NVA.TO :
* ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2018 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
* ACHIEVED PRODUCTION QTRLY OF 36,100 BOE/D, 35% GREATER THAN COMPARATIVE QUARTER IN 2017
* GUIDANCE FOR 2018 REMAINS AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
* QTRLY ADJUSTED FUNDS FLOW OF $0.34 PER BASIC SHARE
* QTRLY PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REVENUE $124.8 MILLION VERSUS $84.2 MILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.10, REVENUE VIEW C$117.0 MILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* QTRLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.13